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Cosmic symbolism ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠏⠗⠕⠚⠑⠉⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠧⠊⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠤⠋⠕⠗⠍⠎⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀
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⠠⠅⠗⠊⠽⠁⠎⠄⠁⠅⠞⠊⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠥⠇⠞⠊⠧⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠽⠕⠛⠊⠎
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⠦⠑⠭⠞⠑⠗⠊⠕⠗⠊⠵⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠴⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠎⠑⠑⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠀
⠠⠃⠽⠗⠕⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠞⠗⠑⠇⠁⠺⠝⠑⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠊⠋⠑⠀⠕⠝
⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠉⠉⠁⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀⠧⠊⠎⠊⠃⠇⠽⠀
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⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠙⠊⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠉⠑⠝⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠗⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀
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⠊⠝⠀⠋⠕⠥⠗⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠲⠀⠠⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀
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⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠕⠗⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠦⠑⠭⠏⠑⠉⠞⠁⠝⠉⠽⠴⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀
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⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠎⠏⠕⠝⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠎⠑⠝⠙⠎⠀⠍⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀

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